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Changing

So is the tree vacuuming all of the nutrients and chlorophyll out of the leaves? Or do the leaves send the nutrients back themselves and glory in their colors before falling? Or both? Who is a tree expert out there?

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

7 thoughts on “Changing”

  1. halffastcyclingclub's avatar halffastcyclingclub says:
    October 27, 2023 at 7:42 am

    The university just sent me a video explanation of the leaves changing, which echoes what I wrote but looks prettier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq_AqnOL5WI

  2. Cee Neuner's avatar Cee Neuner says:
    October 26, 2023 at 9:38 am

    Beautiful leaves for today :D

  3. halffastcyclingclub's avatar halffastcyclingclub says:
    October 26, 2023 at 5:35 am

    According to the state of Connecticut: “But, in addition to the green chlorophyll, leaves also contain some yellow or orange carotenoids which, by the way, give carrots their familiar color. For most of the year, the little bit of yellow/orange carotenoid color is hidden by the huge amounts of green chlorophyll. But, in the fall, the food factories shut down for the winter. The chlorophyll breaks down and the green fades away, letting the yellow/orange carotenoids blaze forth, giving autumn its splash, dash and panache.

    At the same time, other chemical changes occur, giving rise to more pigments which vary from yellow to red to blue. It is to these changes we owe the reds and purples of sumac, the brilliant orange or fiery red and yellow of sugar maple, and the golden bronze of beech.”

  4. Armann and Kaymann's avatar Armann and Kaymann says:
    October 26, 2023 at 4:57 am

    Beautiful

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